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16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby.[a] 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath Jearim. 18 The Israelites did not attack them because the leaders of the community had sworn an oath to them in the name of the Lord God of Israel.[b] The whole community criticized[c] the leaders,

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 9:16 tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”
  2. Joshua 9:18 tn Heb “by the Lord God of Israel.”
  3. Joshua 9:18 tn Or “grumbled against.”

16 Three days after they made the treaty with the Gibeonites, the Israelites heard that they were neighbors, living near(A) them. 17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth(B) and Kiriath Jearim.(C) 18 But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the assembly had sworn an oath(D) to them by the Lord, the God of Israel.

The whole assembly grumbled(E) against the leaders,

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